Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai vs Dalmatian saffron

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Crocus dalmaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Dalmatian saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Asparagales (Spargelartige)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Crocus
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Crocus dalmaticus

Conservation Status

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

LC — Least Concern

Dalmatian saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Dalmatian saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Venezuela.

Dalmatian saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

The Atlantic ghost cat shark (Apristurus laurussonii) is a species in the genus Apristurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.